Apron



June 26, 192s. 1,614,904

w. c. KEMP APRON Filed July 8, 1926 ATTORNEY.

Patented June 26, 1928.

UNITED STATESv PATENT OFFICE.

'WULIAI C. m?, 0l NOBWOOD, OHIO, ASSIGNOB T0 THE PAPER SERVICE COHPANY, l LOCILAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

Arnon.

Application led July 8,

e My invention relates to aprons and particularl to aprons having supporting means ad'usta le for various sizes and also adjustable so that they may be supported in different positions on a wearer.

It is the object of my invention to make an apron from cheap, semi-stili material, and to so cut the pattern for the apron and to so form overlapped edges of the apron into open hems, or enclosing folds for retaining a drawstring that one continuous Vdrawstring will serve for an adjustable neck support and the ends of the drawing string will rve for tying the apron about the body.

While m improved apron can be made of any suitable material, I have found that crlnkled paper forms a very satisfactory material, as it possesses the necessary body and stiffness. 'i

illustrated a preferred structure embodying my invention:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apron.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken along the 2.5 lines 2-2 in Figure 1.

The apron as indicated is preferably formed from a crinkled paper blank 1, which may have a reinforcing ply 'of asphalt for certain purposes. The pattern for the apron 3o is similar to that of the finished apron, ex-

cepting ythat the material is cut slightly larger than is required as indicated in dotted lines L -a', b--t so that extensions of the apron may be folded over and' stitched or otherwise secured to form open hems for retainin a drawstring 2. I further preferably orm edge hems as indicated at 0 0, d-d, to reinforce the portion of the apron where the greatest tension comes durin use.

4o In makin the apron, usually the edge ems, c-c, d-, are made first and then with the drawstring 2 in position, the edges 1f-a, b-b are folded over and stitched as indicated at 3, or otherwise secured to form open hems for retaining the drawstring.

By forming the o en hems in a curved line as indicated, the rawstrin may be more readily pulled into adjuster? position about Referring to the drawing in which I have' 1926. Serial No. 121,191.

the waist, although to form the drawstring retaining hems in straight lines will also serve to slidingly retain them. The use of crinkled' paper is desirable both because it forms a more satisfactory hem for retaining a drawstrin and because it makes a very cheap and urable apron.

Aprons have been made with a binding strip which is one continuous piece and in which the general shape of the apron is similar to mine, but so far as I am advised, no one has contem lated the use of a continuous drawstring whlch will form an adjustable neck support and allow the apron to be worn either high about the chest, or low about the waist, a lbility which will be apparent from re erence to the preferred type of apron illustrated.

I disclaim the use of a closed reinforcing hem in which the drawstring is not adjustable, it being the purpose of my invention to provide a very cheap apron such as may be made from paper and to incorporate in this cheapl constructed apron, a neck and waist tie whlch will be adjustable because the material of which the a ron is made will be stiff enough to allow t e drawstring to pass through the hems without wrinkling the material of the apron, and resilient enough to serve a useful purpose as an apron. It will further be within the scope of my invention to tie knots in the drawstring or otherwise limit the range of adjustability.

For purposes of ad'ustment, the wearer may draw on the en s of the drawstring to form a suitable neck loop for encircling the neck and he may then insert the loop over his head and draw the back tying ends in position about the waist. It will be within the sco e of my invention to vary the shape of t e apron in accordance with the use for which it is to 'be put.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An adjustable apron provided with a bib portion with the bib portion having 96 hemmed side edges and a continuous draw string passing through the hems and ormdraw stri being merely frictionally reing a. free 10o at the upper edge of the bib tarded wit out bein secured' Within said 10 to pass aroun the neck of the wearer. hems so as to provi e variable amounts of 2. An adjustable apron having hem pordraw strin for the neck loop whereby the 5 tions along edges thereof and a continuous apron may e supported at different heights draw string passing through said hem poron the body of a wearer. tions and forming a free loop therebetween for encircling the neck of the wearer, said WILLIAM C. KEMP. 

